The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s

Still Swinging (Bonus Episode) - Swinging USA: New York (Part 1)

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Episode notes

Mark and Gray take Manhattan in the first in this very special miniseries recorded in the USA. In New York, Gray and Mark discuss Agatha’s 1960s connections to America, plus their discoveries in papers held at the Princeton University Archive.

A handful of tickets are still available for our first ever live episode recording in Torquay this September as part of the International Agatha Christie Festival 2025!

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Next episode: Part 2 of Swinging USA - we go to Washington DC!

00:00:00 - Opening titles

00:00:40 - Introductory chat at Heathrow airport

00:03:57 - Agatha and America in the 1960s at Central Park

00:32:38 - Discoveries in the Princeton Archive

00:55:49 - Wrap up, Schubert Archive, and off to Washington DC!

00:58:30 - How to get in touch

00:59:41 - Closing titles

01:00:12 - Coda

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